I hope you realize that this reads like a parody of an out of touch beltway person extolling the personal benefits they receive from immigration, mainly that it's cheaper than paying American child care workers.
Since I have an au pair already, do you suggest getting a French private chef as well? I could get a young up and coming one, probably a lot less expensive. It is probably cheaper than going out to eat 7 nights a week at high end restaurants. Thanks in advance for your advice.
This is great. I recently watched all three versions of "Father of the Bride." The 50s and 90s versions are fairly similar, but one thing that stuck with me is that in the 50s version, the bride and groom's family both have maids to help around the house (although they commute, they aren't live-in). The 90s version lacks this element, even though the families in the 90s version are wealthier than the ones in the 50s version. Being able to hire someone to help around the house is no longer in reach for ordinary Americans.
This realization is what has really radicalized me against immigration restriction. It's devastating to see so many parents being forced to cut back on their careers because they can't afford childcare. Immigration restrictionists hate their fellow citizens, there is no limit to the harms they will inflict on them if those harms reduce the number of foreigners in the country.
We have exponentially more immigrants now, both legal and illegal, than we did in the 50s, and there are dozens of other factors that have impacted the cost of live-in labor, and it seems really unlikely that immigration is the thing that's made the difference between having a live in servant and not having a live in servant.
You destroy any trust in your plausible niche/convenience argument into an insulting & elitist open-borders pitch, while also managing to exclude many young Americans who could gain from internal migration.
I hope you realize that this reads like a parody of an out of touch beltway person extolling the personal benefits they receive from immigration, mainly that it's cheaper than paying American child care workers.
I think his point is that increased immigration could lead to everyone getting these personal benefits, not just out of touch beltway people.
That was his goal
Since I have an au pair already, do you suggest getting a French private chef as well? I could get a young up and coming one, probably a lot less expensive. It is probably cheaper than going out to eat 7 nights a week at high end restaurants. Thanks in advance for your advice.
This is great. I recently watched all three versions of "Father of the Bride." The 50s and 90s versions are fairly similar, but one thing that stuck with me is that in the 50s version, the bride and groom's family both have maids to help around the house (although they commute, they aren't live-in). The 90s version lacks this element, even though the families in the 90s version are wealthier than the ones in the 50s version. Being able to hire someone to help around the house is no longer in reach for ordinary Americans.
This realization is what has really radicalized me against immigration restriction. It's devastating to see so many parents being forced to cut back on their careers because they can't afford childcare. Immigration restrictionists hate their fellow citizens, there is no limit to the harms they will inflict on them if those harms reduce the number of foreigners in the country.
Extraordinary — @eigenrobot
We have exponentially more immigrants now, both legal and illegal, than we did in the 50s, and there are dozens of other factors that have impacted the cost of live-in labor, and it seems really unlikely that immigration is the thing that's made the difference between having a live in servant and not having a live in servant.
You destroy any trust in your plausible niche/convenience argument into an insulting & elitist open-borders pitch, while also managing to exclude many young Americans who could gain from internal migration.
But that's on brand.